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Council rejects annexation for 122.64-acre Ever After Phase Two after residents cite traffic and connectivity concerns
Summary
After a heated public hearing, Newman City council voted down the annexation and rezoning request for Annex 2025-02 — a proposed 235-home expansion by NCTI LLC/Pulte Group — following residents' warnings about traffic, emergency access and strain on public services. The Planning Commission had recommended approval with conditions.
Newman City — The Newman City Council declined to approve the annexation and rezoning request known as Annex 2025-02, a 122.64-acre proposal by NCTI LLC and the Pulte Group to add 235 single-family homes adjacent to the previously approved Ever After Phase One.
Developer attorney Chuck Connerly told the council the project is intended as a continuation of phase one and would include three housing “pods” — a ranch product, a traditional product and an estate product — with proposed sales prices ranging from $460,000 to $690,000 and an average list price of about $575,000. Connerly said the developer agreed to a 10% rental cap, a hardship exception for owner-occupants, and a commitment not to submit a land-disturbance permit for phase two until Nov. 1, 2027. He also said the developer has agreed to contribute $1.7 million toward transportation improvements identified in the regional review process.
Several residents urged the council to reject the…
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